The document summarizes demographic data for Philadelphia schools recommended for closure or relocation. It shows that the majority of students at these schools are black, with black students making up 79% of enrollment across all the schools listed but only 55% of total enrollment district-wide. Several schools have over 90% black students. The schools have low utilization rates, typically under 50% of building capacity. Overall, the data illustrates that the schools recommended for closure disproportionately serve black students compared to the racial makeup of students district-wide.

1. Demographics of Philadelphia Schools Recommended for Closure
Students by Race
School Recommended for Building Total Enrollment
% Utilization Black Latino Asian White Other % Black
Closure or Relocation Capacity 2012-2013
Shaw MS 1071 193 18% 191 1 1 0 0 99%
Strawberry Mansion HS 1762 435 25% 430 4 0 0 1 99%
Roosevelt MS 1050 310 30% 303 5 1 1 0 98%
Vaux Promise Academy 1093 279 26% 271 6 0 2 0 97%
Germantown HS 2218 655 30% 636 9 0 6 4 97%
TM Peirce Elem. 656 384 59% 371 5 0 3 5 97%
McMichael Elem. 874 358 41% 344 5 0 1 8 96%
McCloskey Elem. 497 379 76% 364 5 0 3 7 96%
Lamberton HS¹ 1084 194 18% 186 3 0 2 3 96%
Communications Tech HS 547 293 54% 278 4 7 4 0 95%
Parkway NW HS 300 260 87% 246 7 0 3 4 95%
Meade Elem. 894 367 41% 347 5 2 3 10 95%
Whittier Elem. 815 370 45% 349 5 0 4 12 94%
Overbrook Elem. 437 262 60% 247 2 0 1 12 94%
Duckrey Elem. 676 279 41% 263 7 0 5 4 94%
Lankenau HS 347 321 93% 302 10 1 3 5 94%
LP Hill Elem. 974 303 31% 285 9 0 3 6 94%
Robeson HS 387 265 68% 249 9 0 1 6 94%
Kinsey Elem. 636 487 77% 456 9 0 3 19 94%
University City HS 2605 495 19% 462 17 8 2 6 93%
Reynolds Elem. 676 364 54% 339 15 0 1 9 93%
Fulton Elem. 477 369 77% 342 18 0 4 5 93%
Pratt Elem. 477 332 70% 306 13 0 2 11 92%
Morris Elem. 795 334 42% 307 10 0 2 15 92%
Smith Elem. 556 397 71% 361 7 3 5 21 91%
Leidy Elem. 596 320 54% 283 7 1 5 24 88%
Gompers Elem. 537 377 70% 330 3 3 14 27 88%
A. Wilson Elem. 437 224 51% 196 3 5 3 17 88%
Pepper MS 1176 413 35% 356 6 28 14 9 86%
Motivation HS 185 242 131% 207 5 21 3 2 86%
Cooke Elem. 974 408 42% 347 36 7 2 16 85%
Phila. Military Academy at
1126 248 22% 206 32 3 7 0 83%
Leeds²
Bok Technical HS 1474 873 59% 629 72 119 44 9 72%
Ferguson Elem. 994 322 32% 217 71 5 5 24 67%
Phila. Military Academy at
850 205 24% 117 73 3 8 4 57%
Elverson
George Washington Elem. 596 278 47% 127 66 46 10 29 46%
Sheridan West Academy 609 102 17% 42 46 0 14 0 41%
Abigail Vale Elem. 596 336 56% 112 78 62 50 34 33%
Douglas HS 405 253 62% 75 107 2 65 4 30%
Carroll HS 446 326 73% 92 100 0 133 1 28%
Fairhill Elem. 775 476 61% 107 349 3 3 14 22%
AMY at James Martin 504 397 79% 80 91 17 184 25 20%
Taylor Elem. 616 552 90% 100 422 4 5 21 18%
Black Latino Asian White Other
34800 15037 11858 1757 352 633 433
Totals
79% 12% 2% 4% 3%
District Totals (All Schools) 55% 19% 8% 14% 5%
¹ Leeds Middle School, also in the building, has an enrollment of 248, meaning overall utilization of the building is 46 percent.
² Lamberton Elementary School, also in the same facility, has an enrollment of 531, meaning overall utilization of the building is 67 percent.